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venetiana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Also, I really didn't appreciate how some heavy and violent stuff was only dealt with and "solved" in passing, like the topic wasn't serious.
Still, some good/cute things inbetween.
A smaller but real bummer: there did not need to be any H*rry P*tter mentions in this book (why do we need to reference a transphobe's work??!!), and there were several. No thank youuu.
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Medical content
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
fanboyriot's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Read for:
♡ Idiots in Love
♡ Crime Family
♡ Only One Bed
♡ Forbidden Romance
♡ Angst with a Happy Ending
I enjoyed this book. It was a simple and cute story with forbidden romance vibes. The main characters were cute together.
However, it did kinda feel like it was missing something. There was little backstories and I think parts just kinda felt bland; not to mention the dialogue felt a bit forced at times.
It's a good book to binge read. The angst is light and there were way more wholesome vibes than I was expecting. And so many music and movie mentions, which I always appreciate.
Spice: 🌶
(First Person POV)
Rep: Gay MC, Gay LI
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent, and War
grimm_bear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
and the romance is so UGHSVSHDVJDBD i cant with them they just go together so well
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, and Torture
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Death of parent
emma_the_reader_girl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and War
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
samms_corner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
The constant use of pop culture references mainly in the first part really got on my nerves. A few here and there would be fine but there was multiple lists of different games/books/movies and it felt like the author was just promoting his favourite media.
There was quite a few plot jumps between chapters and it felt like I missed so much context. Obviously I wouldn't want a full recount of every single action, but a bit more context at the beginning of a new chapter would be nice.
I managed to finish it in two sittings. It didn't drag on for too long but it was a bit more fast paced than I like personally.
The plot twist genuinely had me shocked
There was so many cute moments between Matt and Jason but I also think Matt deserves more than
Overall I'd recommend this if the plot seems interesting to you, it's pretty much exactly what I was expecting from reading the synopsis.
Moderate: Gun violence and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Homophobia
greatu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Torture, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
gabrielle1908's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
elwirax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
What initially interested me in the synopsis of this book was the mention of criminals and mobsters as I'm an absolute sucker for such premises. I quite liked the Romeo and Juliet- esque dynamics what with the family rivalry and thought the m/m romance was a nice twist to the traditional trope. Truthfully , I was wanting a bit more of the criminal aspects. Much of this was overshadowed by the romance (which i thought was a wee bit insta lovey and didn't have enough substance to have me convinced). That being said, although I didn't really care for any of the main characters I did like Luke as he seemed to be the only character that had any decent depth.
I hate to say that the ultimate downfall of this book was the writing. It felt unrefined and rather juvenile especially the dialogue which didn't come naturally at all. However, I think Cale Dietrich has potential and I definitely think their writing will develop in future works.
As a whole, I think this book had so much potential but the execution fell flat. Really quite dissapointing.
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury
frantic_vampire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent
Death of a parent is referring to Matt’s mom, who passed away. They do talk about her dying in an accident. The gaslighting is referring to Jason’s behavior with trying to get Matt to talk about his family and the family business.